Shortstop

“

I don't usually kill morons this fast. Click to listen — The Scout

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The Shortstop is a primary weapon for the Scout class. It appears as a four barrelled Pistol.

Although it is modelled after the Pistol, it is placed in the primary slot (i.e. the slot with Force-A-Nature and the Scattergun).

This weapon functions similar to a Shotgun; instead of firing from a magazine, each chamber fires a single shot and must be reloaded manually. Each shot has a chance of inflicting Slow on the target for a short duration, during which the player can break from the fight or close in to deal more damage.

Damage

See also: Damage

• Base: 12 per pellet
• Max Ramp Up: 150% (18 damage per pellet)
• Max Fall Off: 50% (6 damage per pellet)
• Pellet Count: 4
• Point Blank: 69-72
• Medium Range: 24-48
• Long Range: 6-12
• Mini-Crit: 16 per pellet
• Critical hit: 24 per pellet

Function times

• Attack Interval: 0.64
• Reload: 1.25

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Blueprint

Force-A-Nature		Reclaimed Metal		Shortstop
	+		=

Trivia

• The design of the Shortstop is similar to the COP 357 Derringer.
• A pepperbox pistol or 'pepper gun' is any small handgun or pistol with multiple barrels fixed around a center axis.
• Taunting with the Shortstop performs the Pistol taunt, not the typical taunt for the Scattergun or Force-A-Nature.
• Since it is a primary weapon, it is possible to have two pistols equipped (the regular Pistol or the Lugermorph).
• The Shortstop is the first weapon to have its model derived from that of a weapon used in a different slot.
• The name is a very obvious reference to a position in the Scout's favorite sport; baseball.
• The Shortstop deals 12 damage per pellet, each round has 4 pellets, and the Scout carries 40 rounds (including the 4 loaded in the Pistol). Therefore, The Scout can deal 1920 damage using the Shortstop not counting Crits.

See also

• Shortstop Strategy